Document Type : Original Article
Author
PhD in Islamic history, Payam Noor University and Researcher of Isfahan History and Culture, Isfahan, Iran
Abstract
Abstract
Khark is one of the big islands in the middle of the Persian Gulf, where the limited inhabitants of this island lived by fishing, small farming and providing services to passing ships. And its population has always been a function of this important variable. In this regard, the establishment of the Dutch and the English for trade and the pursuit of political goals in the era after geographical discoveries on this island shows the decisive position of Khark. In addition, in some historical periods, this island has also served as an exile and a prison, and the exile of leftist prisoners there is the last reminder of the past functions of this island. However, the current Khark has found a different identity that is dependent on oil. The current research seeks to find the effects of the oil industry on the new identity of this island. The results of the research, obtained through document and library studies, show that the decision of the oil consortium, the contracting party with the National Iranian Oil Company, to export Iranian oil from Khark, has given a new identity to the island. The industrialization of Khark is an important variable in changing the status of Khark Island from the old conditions to the current conditions and has affected the position of this island in the region and the world.
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